Just north of the Sandcut crossovers, BNSF 8551 brings up the rear of a Barstow to Pasco manifest, knocking off the last miles into Bakersfield.

A hot Z-train is back to making time on the Clinton Sub at sunrise. The train just ranaround a loaded coal train seen off in the distance. The hotshot got to Main #1 at KC Jct and is now back on t... (more)

A trio of units worth waiting for. ET44C4 3807, SD70ACe 9045 and SD70MAC 9728 lead a westbound automobile train through Riverbank Ca.

BNSF's southbound HFRSBAR manifest has reached the start of double track at N. Cable, with KCS 4811 on the rear.

The normal evening hotshot across Iowa rolls thru Bertram on the eastside of Cedar Rapids on the UP Clinton Sub. The train is over 70 miles into the evening trip from the eastside of the state to ... (more)

A Council Bluffs to Chicago drag freight passes thru Belle Plaine on the Clinton Sub. The crew is working between Boone and Clinton and will have work at Beverly Yard in Cedar Rapids. The train pa... (more)

KCS power makes an appearance in the Tehachapi Mountains, shoving a long 3x2x2 southbound HFRSBAR upgrade at Woodford.

A repainted SD70ACe #8502 brings up the rear of a Roseville bound manifest. The train has just passes through the Tehachapi Loop and is on the single track approach between Walong and Woodford.

The CSX and Wheeling both service this huge rock quarries at Carey. The National Lime and Stone Company operates both quarries. Both have their own units to load trains full of rock aggregates. T... (more)

A newer rebuilt C44ACM leads Northbound symbol ZLCLT at Woodford in the late afternoon.

NS train 170 passes under the former Pennsylvania Railroad coaling tower, on the NS Sandusky District outside of Marion. This train is working north and will then turn east at Bucyrus towards Mans... (more)

Westbound NS coal train heads for Proviso for interchange as they pass the old C&NW M19A diesel shop near Kenzie A bunch of employees just got off the Metra train #37 ahead of this coal train. Th... (more)

Westbound NS coal train heads for Proviso for interchange as they pass the old C&NW M19A diesel shop near Kenzie A bunch of employees just got off the Metra train #37 ahead of this coal train. Th... (more)

Westbound Metra West Line train #37 is off from their station stop at the UP shops. The train dropped off a bunch of employees. The group will grab 10 units to the left and head downtown to pick u... (more)

NS 8156, leading 36A, emerges from the New Portage Tunnel as it heads eastbound on the NS Pittsburgh Line.